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Hi Rob.
I know there is merit in using classical means of polar aligning as a means of understanding the whys and wherefores of polar alignment. I came back to astronomy as an older citizen with poor eyesight, bad neck and back, poor urban seeing conditions and a fair dose of impatience. Whatever skills were I ever to develop in classical PA would always be compromised.
After persevering for a year or so with unsatisfying efforts I decided to splash out and buy a QHY Polemaster and have never regretted it.
Admittedly it is quite expensive but makes the whole exercise so much easier and I am up and running so much faster. As a permanent piece of my gear with the right adaptor it can be transferred across many mounts except that my most recent upgrade, an Ioptron CEM70 mount had their own version called an Ipolar built in to replace a polar scope.
I will be keen to see how the Ipolar and Polemaster compare once I have my new mount set up.
Cheers Geoff
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